Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect)

  2. identification (by a general) of the severed head of an enemy killed in battle

    Historical term

Also written 首実験【くびじっけん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

neck, counter for songs and poems

Kun
くび
On
シュ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
98 of 2500
Radical
head
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

おびとこべ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
2o7.2The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
979deroo
9996Unicode hex code
1-28-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6719New Nelson (John Haig)
2265New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1452Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1956Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
70Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
74Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
920Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44489Morohashi
139A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
148Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
239sakade
281Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155henshall3
177Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
393Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1910Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
70Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut

Kun
みの.るまことみのみち.る
On
ジツシツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
68 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

ぐみさね

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3m5.4The Kanji Dictionary
3053.0Four corner code
763deroo
5b9fUnicode hex code
1-28-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1297Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1324New Nelson (John Haig)
2225New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1416Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1911Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1572Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1694Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
89A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
678Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
233Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7124Morohashi
296A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
203Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
203Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
233sakade
466Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
312henshall3
301Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
37crowley
672Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.20busy_people
470Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1586Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2Pinyin reading
silKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

examination, investigate

Kun
しら.べる
On
ケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
290 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4a8.28The Kanji Dictionary
4893.6Four corner code
1863deroo
691cUnicode hex code
1-24-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2304Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2752New Nelson (John Haig)
986New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1241Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1673Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1803Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
351A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
785Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15065PMorohashi
663A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
531Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
771sakade
638Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
690henshall3
752Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
473crowley
792Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1101Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1689Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian3Pinyin reading
geomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level